May 4, 2008. 6:44 p.m. Full of laughter and energy after returning from their mission, members of 3rd Platoon compete in ground fighting techniques. Ian celebrates with Pvt. 2 William Bonner of Wheat Ridge after Bonner's victory. The two-year journey of I

May 4, 2008. 6:44 p.m. Full of laughter and energy after returning from their mission, members of 3rd Platoon compete in ground fighting techniques. Ian celebrates with Pvt. 2 William Bonner of Wheat Ridge after Bonner's victory. The two-year journey of Ian Fisher from Bear Creek high school in Lakewood, Colorado to Army boot camp to Fort Carson to deployment in Iraq. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)